William S. Spiegel

William S. Spiegel is a partner in Rawle & Henderson LLP’s Downtown Manhattan, Jersey City and New Haven offices. He represents healthcare providers in virtually all medical specialty fields. He is a former Assistant Corporation Counsel to the City of New York – Medical Malpractice Division.

William is a trial attorney with multiple verdicts in medical and dental malpractice, nursing home negligence and general liability actions. He has obtained defendants’ verdicts in high-exposure trials in Bronx County, Kings County, Queens County, Richmond County and New York County. He also represents physicians before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct and dentists before the Office of Professional Discipline.

William has additional experience defending nurses, chiropractors, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, speech therapists, physical therapists, audiologists, massage therapists and medical clinics. He has also successfully argued several appeals before the First and Second Departments.

William has been appointed by Alex Azar, II, Secretary of Health & Human Services, to serve as a member of the United States’ Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) of the Health Resources and Services Administration for 2020 – 2023.

William regularly lectures to dental students at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and the New York University College of Dentistry.